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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07
GENERAL SHERMAN'S son.


From the Chicago Trbuue.l
~ am Mr.. Sherman" The speaker
stood IN the reception room of the Detroit
JesuitJ college on Jefferson avenue this
morning. He came here mouth ago to
enter the college as an INSTRUCTORS Mr..
sherman is a slightly built youu. man.
He wore handsome silk gown or vest
ment, which fell quite to his feet The
gown was very becoming. HIS hair is a
light brown, mOdestly brushed back off
his forehead. He has fair complexion,
strong, square manly face, nest-looking
gray eyes a fresh kindly, agreeable man
ner, and a general air OF health and vigor
On the whole, his resem blance to the ideal
priest is slight-in fact, remarkably 50. As
matter OF fact General Sherman's son
Tom is not a full tledged priest, but
merely "scholastique."
My father was disappointed at my
course in entering the church, said Mr..
sherman. He had not Intended me COR
a recluse and was of course, dsappOint
ed. Still there is no breach between us,
a. has been falsely reported. | spent some
time with him recently. We We're per
fectlY friendly, and since coming here |
have received a number OF letters from
him. am now professor of the rhetNr
class. Next year shall have concluded
my fourth year as a sChOlaotique, ! shall
then spend four years as Il student of the
oiogy at Woodstock college, MARYLAND,
after which | shall be ordained. " nat
will become of me then only the church
can say ! suppose | shall be parish
priest or a missionary.
"Of course You do not regret your ac
tion ~
NO, am very happy here, and have
never regretted the course have taken.
We never look back-alWays forward.
i l,A fA of m, IN
Our order aims TO i've much a. laFmen
live We take the usual vows of chastity,
poverty, and obedience, but poverty only
means that we shall have no private pro
perty, We live in community, and we
are we'll lodged, we'll fed and we'll clothed.
Our rooms are comfortable, but not luXu-
riOus Mine is about - feet long by -
wide. l. has no carpet or pictures, but is
furnished with good bed, chairs, dress
ing table, wardrobe, wash-staud- all
plain. but good. We have excellent food
and plenty of il, and there is actually
nothing 10 complain Of. We rise a; 4:3O
or O'Clock, dress ourselves, and pass an
hour in meditation. We usually mediate
upon some passage IN scripture. which we
apply to our own lives. For instance, he
subject OF a recent meditation of mine
wa, the text, Judge not, lest ye he
judged. After meditation, We attend
, mass in Il body
"What are the days duties -
we breakfast at : o'cl0ck,' said Mr..
sherman, land begin teaching at o. My
class numbers IS boys. We aim TO make
our pupils thoroughly educated. cultiVa-
ted men. With an interval for dinner the
school lasts until o'clock in the after
noon. Al / o'clock lay aside my dress
assume that of an ordinary layman, and
walk ont upon the streets, When re
turn lay out my lessons for the next
/ days class At O'Clock we eat supper
/ \ / "a ,4ttF silence
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

Col \. :. Coylar of Nashville, Tenn, IN
a late address, in speaking of the situa-
ton, said of the south;
Look at our condition. The property
of southern people, to the extent of
S2O0, 900 eco, has been converted into clti-
Zens. In addition, we are taxed TO pay
the cost of our Subjugation, debt origin
ally of 81 GOO OOO, coo We are taxed 10
nay millions and millions in the way OF
pensions To the Union soldiers, Besides
our country WAS laid waste, and our lands
reduced to half their former value. In
our poverty we are feehly trying To cslto-
lsh a system of public schools, and the
tuud we raise has TO be applied 10 DOth
races | say feebly. In Tennessee we
have about 100000 children that ought to
be at school 22l 900 of them never see a
school house I'VE are nearly ut the foot
in iliteracy We have 10000 women rals-
ing families, who can neither read nor
write. Now, we need this money, don't
we Who among those who fight this
measure will favor doubling our State
and county taNes Can any man be
found VIII "A single man he elected 10
the legislature who IaYurS il And yet
all say something must Toe done. The sys-
ten must Dee improved. How can II le
done without money
"ru talk ~ improving our schools with
out federal aid to declare iur public
schools, aud oppose all known means 10
help them alOng,-ls mUckery.'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07
The Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton.

The board of control of the agricultural
experiment station, established by the
legislature, has been constituted under
the act which provides that it shall con
sist of the president of the University and
State Agricultural college and two mem
bers of the board of trustees of the Uni
versity. The trustees, at recent special
meeting elected Hon. Crosby Miller of
Pomfret and Gov II. J. Ormsbee as mem
beers of the board of control of the station.
These gentlemen have accepted these APP
pOiutments, and the station will he furth-
er organized and equipped, for service as
early as possible. The old Medical col
lege building will afford ample accommo-
dations for the laboratory and offices of
the station, and the work of arranging
the rooms and providing the necessary
facilities is now in progress. When fairly
in working order, we have no doubt that
the station will speak for itself in much
useful work for the benefit of the farmers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The eminent specialist on diseases of the
nerves and brain, DR.. William a. Ham
mond of New York, has been making a
series OF experiments upon himself with
the new drug, cocaine. As the result of
these Investigations he announces his con
yiction that the so called "cocaaine habit
does not exist and cannot be contracted.
The drug, he says, produces temporary et-
fects akin to intoXication, but these EFF
fectS wear or, leaving no permanent de
sire for their repetition. Some of the pub
li,hed details of DR.. llammond'S expert
meuts are interesting. When he had in
iected one grain of cocaaine into his sys
TEN ne found that his powers OF imagina-
ton had noticeably increased. The physl-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07
The Vacant Illinois Scnatorship.

The situation in reference to filing Gen.
Logan's vacant seat in the United States
Senate has been somewhat simplified by
the published announcements made on the
part of Gov. Oglesby and Mr. Robert Y.
Lincoln, that they are not candidates for
the senatorsh,p. This leaves Mr. Farweli
clearly in the lead, and Chicago despatch
says it is now regarded as almost certain
that Mr. Farwell will succeed General
Logan in the Senate unless some uneX
pected contingency should arise. The
names of Cen Green b. Raum, and OF two
or three Illinois congressman are sun
"mentioned" by theil friends; and there
i, rumor that the democratic members
of the Illinois Legislature will support
Congressman-el elect Jehu Baker for the
senatorship in order to give Mr.. Morrls"&
an opportunity to try again for his lost
seat in the next Congress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The lOng-threatened revolt among the
knights Of Labor has at last broken out.
Assemblies of the order in no less than
ten States have united in demanding Of
Master Workman Powderly special-se
sion of the general assembly Of the order
The purpose of this demand for .ne.
cial session is evident The action taken
by the convention at Richmond last faIl
is unsatisfactory to "A large portion of the
members. Among the principal items of
complaint are the increase of Mr.. Powder
ly's salary, the unnecessary creation of
other salaried offices, the order levyinp
assessments for a defence fund, and the
interference of the executive board in
local labor troubles, and notably in the
Chicago stock yard strike As Mr.
Powderly still has very strong
backing, the controversy is likely to be a
sharp one.
The revolt against Mr.. Powdcrly is not,
as has been asserted, the work of the law
less element in the order, which has been
offended by Mr. Powderlys order respect
ing the Chicago anarchists. The move.
ment comes, on the contrary, from as
semblies which represent the best ele-
nent Of the order Among the first as
sembHes to protest were those of the shoe
and leather workers. VINO constitute one
sixth of the entire membership Of the
order the machinsts numbering 10000,
and the textile workers, numbering not
less than 10000. These assemblies are
united IN the revolutionary movement.
The struggle in the special convention
Will be likely to result either in the re
Scindlng of the offensive action OF the
Richmond assembly, or split III the or
der which must eventually result in its
dissolution. The Knights organization is
an immense affair ; but such immense At
fairs are very apt to 20 to pieces by their
| own Weight.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

a commission appointed by the New
York legislature last winter is wrestling
with the question in regard to the most
humane method of capital punishment
The difficulty of course, lies in deciding
upon method of inflictng death which
shall not rob the punishment of its hor-
rors for would-be murdereTs, and yet
shall be expeditions and humane to the
criminal 1t is not likely that the present
method of hanging, with drop which
breaks the neck and doubtless destroys
the sensation of further pain, will be SUI
perceded by any other.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The New York WOrld'S Washington
correspondent remarks that if President
Cleveland isn't a reformer he isn't any
thing And then goes on to say that "the
appointments obviously made for partisan
or purely personal motives and the shift
ing and inconsistent action of the president
generally have neutralized the good effects
of his action and brought undeserved con
tempt upon the cause of reform" This is
pretty sharp criticism; and there is toe
much truth in it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

According to all accounts. Mr.. Glad
stones article in the Nineteenth Cen
huU entitled "Locksley Hall and the
Jubilee" has made sad work with the
poets gloomy verses Gladstones ar
ticle sums up the reforms that have
been accomplished in England with
in the past 60 years, and shows that the
progress of the ace has been forward, in
stead of backward, as TenEyson would
have us think
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The Montreal star complains shat the
work of preparing the carnival attractions
in that city is dragging for lack of funds
and it predicts that eff the promises made
for next February are not carried out,
1857 may be the last year of the winter
carnival" The fact probably is that since
the carnival crossed the line Montreal has
lost good deal of its prestige in that line.
Certainly it can no longer boast, as it once
did, "the great and only carnival of
America.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

In the death of Bishop llorHtiO Potter OF
New York the Protestant Episcopal church
of America loses not only one of its oldest
and most eminent dignitaries, but a man
noted for scholarship and pety. Bishop
Potter belonged to u distinguished family.
OF those who survive him, one nephew is
the president Of Hobart college, Rev. Dr.
Eliphalet Mott Potter.--auother, Gen.
Robert Potter, is a leading New York
banker, and still another, Edward Potter,
is an eminent architect. \ brother,
Alonzo, now dead, became bishop of Penn.
sylyana. The Hon Clarkson y Potter,
at one time a leading member of Congress,
who died i'm New York IN 1852, was son
of Bishop Alonzo Potter, and so also is
Henry G. Potter, who has been assistant
bishop and now becomes bishop of New
York by his uucles death. II ratio Jr.,
IA son and namesake of the late bishop,
was a gallant Union soldier, and repre-
sented in the field the patriotism his hon
ored father eXemplitied in the diocesan
chair. Bishop Potter was twice married,
and leaves three children, Prof. William
Potter of the University of Pennsylvania
and two daughters
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The New York Times well says: "The
appointment of a board of survey to see
whether the kearsarge shall be repaired
or condemned, aud the impression ut
Portsmouth, where she is lying, that the
latter will be her fate, may well stir patri-
otto sentiment. No existing vessel If the
American navy, not even the Hartford,
possesses more historic interest than the
gallant craft with which Wlnslow sent the
Alabama to the bottom. 1t would be hard
to name any single combat of war ships
surprising that in national and inter
national Importance. There would be a
feeling Of regret at seeing the Kcarsarge
broken up and when this fate comes to
her, as il soon must, she will be as worthy
of a farewell verse as was the famous
Constitution, the lowering of whose tat
tered ensign inspired so many years ago
the muse of Holmes"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The adventurous wheelman, Thomas
Stevens, who is travelling around the
world on his bicycle, came near having
his career cut short in the interior of
China the other day. lie was attacked by
a Chinese mob, his bicycle was smashed,
and he himself would have been killed
had not some soldiers interlered. As it
was he was SO badly frightened that he
made all haste to reach Yokohama, and is
now on board ship bound for san Frans-
cisco.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

contemplated for moment" We do not
see how any intelligent person can read
the correspondence between Gen. Nc
Clellan and President Lincoln and hold
for moment any such view rs that pre-
scented by Gen. Burns. "FcStind iCntC"
was McCiellan's own motto, not that Of
the administration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The $4,000 object glass for the great
telescope at the Lick observatory is on its
way to California, and we shall soon see
what we shall see
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

day to the present time, and every llttle
while we hear that ht last the secret has
been discovered This has happened 50
often that the public may well he incredu
GUS about this Chinese discovery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The army ana Macy Journal men
tons the fact that two German officers
who have been travelling iHcoghtto in
this country, were suddenly called home
by government order a few days ago
and that they left for home in the belief
that great European war was ahead
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

Illinois may well claim to be a nursery
of patriots Lincoln, Grant, Douglas and
Logan were citizens OF Illinois when the
war broke out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

n detention which may be destructive of
all the profits of the voyage, Fresh com
plications are likely to arise from the en-
forcement of these rigid regulations, and
retaliatory Legislation on the part of the
United States Will be likely to follow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

Even Mr.. George William Curtis, lead
ing mugwump as he is, has come to the
conclusion that President Cleveland 5
style of civil service reform is lin accord
with no principle and tlagrantly inconsst-
emf ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The horrors Of a mid winter railroad
disaster are something appalling; but the
most dreadful feature Of all-roasting to
death while confined in the burning de
hris-might be obviated if our railroad
corporations would only give up the old
fashioned and cheap method of heating
their coaches by stoves, and adopt some
method of heating by warmed water or
steam pipes. Nothing stands in the way
of such change but the unwillingness of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

the railroad managers to undergo the nee
essary expense. They will have to come
TO it, in time. 1t will not need many re
petitions of the Baltimore aud Ohio dis
aster to inaugurate a general rebellion on
the part of the travelling public, against
taking passage in cars heated by stoves.
A recent issue of the Charleston, :. c.,
NcrS calls attention to the fact that Dec
81, 1SS6 was the twentysiXth anniversary
of the day when the State of South Caro-
lima seeded from the Union ut happen
ed so long ago." says the Nous, "that
nearly every one has forgotten all about
it, Most OF the men who sat in the seces-
sion convention have passed away forever
the war which followed SO fast upon the
declaration of our Independence is over,
and we are all back in the Union again,
and we are there to stay" This is the
right spirit, aud we have no doubt that
many progressive Southerners would echo
the sentiment with IA hearty amen" \
good many of the bOurbons still survive,
however, who "learn nothing and forget
nothing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

Gen. John b. Clark, clerk of the House
of representatives, has printed an unotli-
cial list of members of the House for the
Fiftieth Congress. He classities them as
lGS democrats, l52 republicans and in
dependents, with one vacancy (Rhode
lsland) to be filled probably by IA republi-
can. one hundred and ninety-fve OF the
number are old members, being ten more
than the number of old members in the
present Congress. OF the old members,
100 are democrats and % republicans If
the independents divide, as they are eX-
pected to do, equally between the two
sides. it Will give the democrats a majority
of IA in Il fun House.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The recent cold snap extended over Il
very wide area. On Monday it froze hard
in Louisiana and Florida, and it is feared
that the orange crop has again suffered
severely. In Dakota and Minnesota, as
usual, the mercury went way down into
the thermometer boots, registering forty
below zero in many places. IN New Eng
land and the Middle States the temperature
ranged from fifteen to thirty-tive degrees
below zero. The entire record makes a
very low average for the country and
there was probably more suffering from
the cold at the South than at the North
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The reports of the observance of New
Years day, all over the country, indicate
that the once popular custom of making
New Years calls is practically defnnct
1t was killed in the large cities by being
abused 1t came, IN New York and else
where, to amount to throwing open the
doors to crowds of half tipsy callers, who
! had no claim on the cquaintanceship or
hosptalties of the residents. The time
came when the latter got enough CT that
sort thing and the smaller cities have fol
lowed the example of the larger ones in
| dropping the custom. In some respects
| it is pity, for the practice when rightly
observed was right pleasant one. Pos
sibly it may be rc-established some day
| hereafter, 50 modified that those who ere
ceve" shall not be compelled to entertain
crowds of persons whom they do not care
! to see.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The amount of money expended in new
buildings in this country, affords a good
indication of the general financial pros
perity. When the average American
makes money he begins to build So
when business is good there is always Il
building boom" During the past year
it would seem that there has been more
than the usual activity i'll this direction
St Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, two
typical Western cities, report that they
spent about Sl0,0OO,OO0 each in building
enterprises during the year 1856 Some
Eastern cities have not Jagged far behind
them. New England especially has invest
ed an immense amount of money in build
ing; and as rule it pays better than
risky farm mortgages
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

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1t is asserted thata Chinese photographs
er has discovered the art of photograph.
ing in natural colors. This has been The
dream of photographers from Daguerre's
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

State Dairy Commissioner Van Nalken-
berg of New York is quoted as saying that
in his opinion the oleomargarine trade has
received Il blow from which it will not
soon recover He estimates that only a
little over 100000 pounds of the article
are now used per month in the United
States, or about One-tenth of the amount
formerly consumed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

A Washington letter States that the
debt of the Pacific railroads to the govern
ment now amounts to 100000, 900, which
is thirty millions more than it has com
monty been estimated. 1t is quite plain
that the roads do not intend to pay this
vast sum, and if the government could
secure settlement with them by dis
counting fifty per cent, it would probably
be wise to do so.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07

The restitution in the drought-stricken
section of Texas, if reports are to be cred
tied is appalling. 1t is stated that 27,9O0
people are in serious want of food and
clothing. Their condition appeals strong
ly to the sympathies of the charitable
and it is hoped that some organized effort
will be made for their relief.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-03

An estate in New York valued nj
500, 200, 900 finds one Of the heirs IN
this city, writes Sandusky, O., corrc-
spondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Amaziah and Mary Williams have re-
sided in this city for more than forty
years and are known all through this
section. He is 50 and She is 81 years
of age. ThsF came from New York
state here. where both were born and
raised. For more than thirty YEAR
they have lived on Columbus avenue.
the second door south Of 81. Peter and
Paul church. One daughter still lives,
Mrs. Clemens. For more than sixty
years Mrs. Williams has known of the
aforementioned estate, many times
having heard parents and grandparents
speak of it, II is known as the Covert
estate. the land having been leased
nincty-ninc years ago u Elisha Covert
Covert had one ughtcr. who mar
ricd. but died childless. This left the
estate without direct heirs, in which
event Covert's brothers and sisters. il
he had any, would become lis heirs
He had four sisters, one ui whom mar
licd II Horton, and was the grandmoth
en- Of Mrs. Williams, For some time
past various relatives Of Mrs Williams
have written hcr concerning this estllc,
Knowing tirat she was the oldest living
heir. and hence would probably know
considerable about H. Recently. Mr..
Williams received letter stating that
she was rich woman, as the lease had
expired. and the heirs were being al
veriised for. Steps we're Immediately
taken to further investigate thesmaitrr.
Mr. John Cherry q grandson by mar
riage. wrote 10 the surrogate of New
York county, while Mr.. Y. 7. Curran
was retained as legal adviser
NJ time has been lost nor pains
spared in expedting matters. The
estate is valued at 10000 900, So
000, 900 of which will fall to the heirs
of Mrs. Williams grandmother. Out
of the so, ZOO, 900 Mrs. Williams will
receive from 100000 to 100000
This morning Mr.. Cherry received a
letter from the surrogate Of New York
county, which stated that the Covert
estate was located in that part Of the
city known a. Harlem flats.